Queens County
"Road of Tomorrow" [Map] Lost Concrete stringer bridge over 1939 New York World's Fair on Ford's 1939 New York World's Fair Exhibit
Removed
Built 1939
31st Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over 31st Street on Amtrak
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Concrete arch bridge over 31st Street on Amtrak
Open to traffic
Built 1915
43rd Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over CSX Railroad on 43rd Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1918
Concrete arch bridge over CSX Railroad on 43rd Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1918
44th Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over CSX Railroad on 44th Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Concrete arch bridge over CSX Railroad on 44th Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Abandoned LIRR - 101st Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 101st Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Abandoned in the 1950s after a fire damaged a bridge over Jamaica Bay.
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 101st Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Abandoned in the 1950s after a fire damaged a bridge over Jamaica Bay.
Abandoned LIRR - 103rd Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned beam bridge over 103rd Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Abandoned in the 1950s after a fire damaged a bridge over Jamaica Bay.
Abandoned beam bridge over 103rd Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Abandoned in the 1950s after a fire damaged a bridge over Jamaica Bay.
Abandoned LIRR - 97th Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 97th Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 97th Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Abandoned LIRR - Atlantic Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View] Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Atlantic Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Built 1940
Abandoned LIRR - Jamaica Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Jamaica Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned
Built 1913
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Jamaica Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned
Built 1913
Abandoned LIRR - Metropolitan Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Metropolitan Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Built 1909
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Metropolitan Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Built 1909
Abandoned LIRR - Union Turnpike Overpass (E) [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Built 1936
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Built 1936
Abandoned LIRR - Union Turnpike Overpass (W) [Map · Street View]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Built 1936
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Built 1936
Abandoned LIRR - Yellowstone Boulevard Overpass [Map · Street View]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Yellowstone Boulevard on Abandoned Long Island Railroad
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Yellowstone Boulevard on Abandoned Long Island Railroad
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Borden Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Retractable bridge over Dutch Kills on Borden Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1988; major repairs 2009-2010
Bronx Whitestone Bridge [Map · Street View] Suspension bridge over East River on I-678 in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic
Opened to traffic April 29, 1939.
CSX - 31st Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over 31st Avenue on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Concrete arch bridge over 31st Avenue on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1916
CSX - 32nd Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over 32nd Avenue on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Concrete arch bridge over 32nd Avenue on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1916
CSX - Bridge 35 over LIRR [Map] Through truss bridge over LIRR Montauk Branch on CSX Fremont Branch
Open to traffic
CSX - Queens Boulevard Overpass [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over NY 25 on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Concrete arch bridge over NY 25 on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Flushing Creek Bridge (Old) [Map] Lost Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Northern Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1880
Forest Park Drive over LIRR abandoned Rockaway Branch [Map] Girder bridge over Ex-Long Island Rr on Forest Park Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Forest Park Drive over Long Island Railroad [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Long Island-Montauk Br on Forest Park Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1926
Forest Park Drive over Myrtle Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Girder bridge over Myrtle Avenue on Forest Park Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Francis Lewis Blvd. Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over a park road on Francis Lewis Blvd. in Cunningham Park
Open to traffic
Built 1949
Concrete arch bridge over a park road on Francis Lewis Blvd. in Cunningham Park
Open to traffic
Built 1949
Grand Street Bridge [Map · Street View] Swing bridge over Newtown Creek on Grand Street in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1901; rehabilitated 1973
Greenpoint Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Girder bridge over Newtown Creek on Greenpoint Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1988
Greenpoint Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map] Lost Through truss bridge over Newtown Creek on Greenpoint Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900; Burned down in the Locust Hill Oil Refinery disaster 1919
Hell Gate Bridge [Map · Street View] Steel through arch bridge over Hell Gate (East River)
Open to traffic
Originally the world's longest steel arch bridge until the Bayonne Bridge was opened in 1932
Hunters Point Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Bascule bridge over Dutch Kills Creek on Hunters Point Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1910; rehabilitated 1981
Hunters Point Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map] Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Dutch Kills on Hunters Point Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1867; demolished 1907; replaced 1910
I-278 Newtown Creek Bridge [Map · Street View] Cable-stayed bridge over Newtown Creek on I-278
Open to traffic
Northbound span completed April 2017; Southbound span completed August 2019
Jackson Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Flushing Creek on Highway 25A
No longer exists
Built 1906
Jamaica Bay Bridge [Map] Deck plate girder bridge over Jamaica Bay on Cross Bay Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1967
Kosciuszko Bridge [Map · Street View] Through truss bridge over Newtown Creek on I-278/BQE in New York
Main span removed July 2017; approaches to be imploded September 2017
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1973, replaced by new bridge and demolished 2017
LIRR - 51st Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over 51st Avenue on Long Island Railroad Montauk Cutoff
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
Steel stringer bridge over 51st Avenue on Long Island Railroad Montauk Cutoff
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
LIRR - Atlantic Avenue Tunnel [Map] Tunnel on abandoned Long Island Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1844, closed 1861
LIRR - Beach Channel Drawbridge [Map] Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beach Channel on Long Island Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1892; Replaced 1956
LIRR - Borden Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Girder bridge over Borden Avenue on Long Island Railroad Montauk Cutoff
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
Built 1909
Girder bridge over Borden Avenue on Long Island Railroad Montauk Cutoff
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
Built 1909
LIRR - Broad Channel Bridge [Map] Through truss bridge over Jamaica Bay on Long Island RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1880; Replaced 1956
LIRR - Bushwick Branch over Flushing Avenue [Map · Street View] Pony/through girder bridge over Flushing Avenue on LIRR Bushwick Branch
Open to traffic
LIRR - Cabin M Bridge [Map · Street View] Deck plate girder bridge over Dutch Kills Creek on Long Island RR
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
Built 1910
LIRR - Continental Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View] Girder bridge over Continental Avenue on Long Island Railroad
Open to traffic
LIRR - Cooper Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View] Pony/through girder bridge over Cooper Avenue on LIRR Bay Ridge Branch
Open to traffic
LIRR - DB/BLISS Drawbridge [Map · Street View] Pratt through truss bridge over Dutch Kills Creek on Long Island Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1893;
LIRR - Douglaston Draw [Map] Deck plate girder bridge over Alley Creek on Long Island RR
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1923; Replaced in the 1990s.
LIRR - Hillside Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View] Deck plate girder bridge over Hillside Avenue on LIRR Montauk Branch
Open to traffic
Built 1913
LIRR - Hunterspoint Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Hunterspoint Avenue on Long Island Railroad Montauk Cutoff
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
Built 1908
Steel stringer bridge over Hunterspoint Avenue on Long Island Railroad Montauk Cutoff
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
Built 1908
LIRR - Montauk Cutoff Viaduct [Map · Street View] Steel stringer bridge over Skillman Avenue on Long Island Railroad
Open to traffic; Abandonment petitioned for.
Built 1908
LIRR - Queens Boulevard Overpass [Map · Street View] Pony/through plate girder bridge over Queens Boulevard on Long Island Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1915
LIRR - Sunnyside Duckunder [Map]
Slab bridge over Amtrak on Long Island Railroad
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
Slab bridge over Amtrak on Long Island Railroad
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
LIRR - Union Turnpike Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on LIRR Montauk Branch
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Union Turnpike on LIRR Montauk Branch
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Long Island Motor Parkway 73rd Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bridge over 73rd Avenue on Long Island Motor Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built for Long Island Motor Parkway; road abandoned 1938, converted to pedestrian path
Bridge over 73rd Avenue on Long Island Motor Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built for Long Island Motor Parkway; road abandoned 1938, converted to pedestrian path
Long Island Motor Parkway Hollis Hills Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bridge over Hollis Hills Terrace on Long Island Motor Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built for Long Island Motor Parkway; road abandoned 1938, converted to pedestrian path
Bridge over Hollis Hills Terrace on Long Island Motor Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built for Long Island Motor Parkway; road abandoned 1938, converted to pedestrian path
Long Island Motor Parkway Rocky Hill Road Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bridge over Springfield Blvd (formerly Rocky Hill Road) on Long Island Motor Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1924 for Long Island Motor Parkway; road abandoned 1938, converted to pedestrian path
Bridge over Springfield Blvd (formerly Rocky Hill Road) on Long Island Motor Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1924 for Long Island Motor Parkway; road abandoned 1938, converted to pedestrian path
Manhattan Avenue Bridge [Map] Lost Bridge over Newtown Creek on Manhattan Avenue/Vernon Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1882; Replaced 1905
Marine Parkway Bridge [Map · Street View] Vertical-lift through truss bridge over Rockaway Inlet on Marine Parkway in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 2001
Meeker Avenue Bridge [Map] Lost Through truss bridge over Newtown Creek on Meeker Avenue
Removed but not replaced; stone abutments remain
Built 1890; Replaced 1939
Northern Boulevard Bridge [Map] Lost deck plate girder bridge over Flushing Creek on Northern Boulevard
Replaced
Built 1939
NYCTA - Beach Channel Drawbridge [Map · Street View] Warren through truss bridge over Jamaica Bay on New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority
Open to traffic
Built 1956
NYCTA - Broad Channel Drawbridge [Map · Street View] Warren through truss bridge over Broad Channel on New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority
Open to traffic
Built 1956
NYCTA - Greenpoint Tube [Map] Tunnel under Newtown Creek on New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority
Open to traffic
Built 1932
NYCTA - Liberty Avenue-Rockaway Transfer [Map] Deck plate girder bridge over Liberty Avenue, Rockaway Boulevard, 99th & 98th Streets on New York City Transit Authority
Open to traffic
NYCTA - Linden Boulevard Overpass [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Linden Boulevard on Nycta Rockaway Ln
Unknown status
Built 1939
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Linden Boulevard on Nycta Rockaway Ln
Unknown status
Built 1939
NYCTA - Rockaway Beach Viaduct [Map · Street View] Concrete tee beam bridge over Rockaway Peninsula on New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority
Open to traffic
Built 1941
Porpoise Bridge [Map · Street View] Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Flushing Creek on Meridian Road
Open to traffic
Built 1938
Pulaski Bridge [Map · Street View] Bascule bridge over Newtown Creek on McGuiness Boulevard in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1995
Queens-Midtown Tunnel [Map · Street View] Tunnel under East River on Interstate 495
Open to traffic
Built 1940
Queensboro Bridge [Map · Street View] Cantilevered through truss bridge over East River on NY 25 in New York
Open to a total of 10 lanes of traffic
Opened to traffic March 30, 1909
Rikers Island Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over East River on Hazen Street
Open to traffic
Built 1966. Site of prison guards' strike blockade 1990. Reconstructed 2007.
Roosevelt Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View] Through truss bridge over Flushing Creek on Roosevelt Avenue
Open to traffic fixed in place
Built 1927
Roosevelt Island Bridge [Map · Street View] Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1955
Shea Bridge [Map] Through truss bridge on walkway in Citi Field/Shea Stadium
Open to pedestrians only
Built into Citi Field/Shea Stadium when it was built from 2006-2009
Throgs Neck Bridge [Map] Suspension bridge over East River on I-295 in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1961
Triborough Hell Gate Suspension Bridge [Map · Street View] Suspension bridge over East River (Hell Gate) on I-278 in New York
Open to eight lanes of traffic and one sidewalk
Opened to traffic July 11, 1936
Union Turnpike Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete arch bridge over Grand Central Parkway on Union Turnpike in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1953
Utopia Parkway Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete arch bridge over Cross Island Parkway on Utopia Parkway in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1941
Vernon Avenue Bridge [Map] Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Newtown Creek on Vernon Avenue
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1905, removed 1954 upon completion of the Pulaski Bridge to the east
Vernon Avenue Overpass [Map]
Lost Bridge over Long Island RR on Vernon Boulevard
Removed
Removed ca. 1980s
Lost Bridge over Long Island RR on Vernon Boulevard
Removed
Removed ca. 1980s
Whitestone Parkway Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Flushing Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1939
Deck plate girder bridge over Flushing Creek on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1939
Woodside Avenue Bridge [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over CSX Railroad on Woodside Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Concrete arch bridge over CSX Railroad on Woodside Avenue in New York
Open to traffic
Built 1916
Woodside Avenue Overpass [Map · Street View] Steel stringer bridge over Long Island Railroad on Woodside Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1914
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